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Argentina's poverty rate rises to 32.3 percent under Milei, with more pain forecast

Argentina's poverty rate rose to 32.3 percent in the first half of 2026, up 4.1 percentage points from 28.2 percent in the second half of 2025, according to figures released Thursday by the national statistics agency INDEC. Extreme poverty rose from 6.3 to 7.5 percent, and unemployment reached 7.9 p